Meat cutter



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MEAT CUTTER 4' Sheets-Sheet 3 Original Fil ed March 24. 1922 WA Pal/e I INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY Aug. 21.31923 WILLIAM A. run we WILLIAM 1 i. srrroan, or CAB-LSBAD, NEW MEXIodAssro-nons or ONEFTLHIRD 'ro WILLIAM w. Aarnnea, or oanrsenn, new MEXICO.

near oorrnle.

Application filed'March 24, 1922, Serial No. S m/149. Renewed January 29, 1923;

To (ZZZ whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that we, WVILLIAM A. Fun

and TVILLIAM N. VSIFIFORD, citizens of the United States, residing at Carlsbad. in the county of Eddy and State ofNew Mexico, have invented new and useful Improvements in Meat Cutters, of which the following is specification.

This invention relates to a meat cuttingmachine the general object of the invention being to provide means for cutting slices from a piece of'meat by a saw with means for bringing the saw 'against the meat, actuating the saw and feeding a table, which carries the meat forwardly.

Another object of theinvention is to provide means for holding themeat while .being cut and also provide spring means forre turning the parts to their inoperative positions after the meat has been cut.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims. V

In describ ng the invention in detail, reference Wlll be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which V Figure 1 is a side view of the invention. Figure2 is'a plan view.

. Figure3 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 33 of Figure 2.'

Figure is a section ou Figure 3. 7

Figure 5 is a detail view, with parts in section, showing the means for normally holding the frame 8 in horizontal position.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view through the frame 8.

Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional detail View through a portion of the outer end of the frame 8. v

Figure 8 is a detail view showing a part of the holder 22.

Figure 9 is a detail view showing one of the ball bearings for supporting the table 5.

Figure 10 is a transverse sectional view showing the pawls and their operating means.

Figure 11 is a plan view of the frame 22;

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In tho'se'viewsl indicates a frame which includes-the uprights 2 in which theshaft- 3 is journaled. This shaft is provided with a pulley 4; so that it can be belted to any suitable source of power. A table 5; is slidablyanounted' upon the frame, ball bearings 6 being provided for the table. A spring 7 tends to hold the table in its forward position. This table is designed to support the meat which is to be cut. A frame 8 is arranged between the uprights and has its cross piece 9, which is located an appreciable distance from one end'of the frame, fitted to receive the shaft so that the frame ispivotally supported by the shaft Springs 10 are arranged to hold the frame in position it occupies in Figure 1. 11 is rotatablymounted in the frame and this wheel is geared to the shaft 3 by means A large drive wheel i of the gears 12 so that the wheel will be. v

of the sawwvhich is between these pulleys will engage the object to be cut. The pulleys are carried by brackets 15 which are adjustable on the frame by means of the screw bolts 16 so that the saw may be 'tensioned. The lower edgeof the cross piece "9 has socured thereto the long pawls 17 which engage the rack 18 on thebotto'm of the table and a dog 19 on the frame engages said rack, these parts being arranged to feed the table 5 forwardly step by step as the frame 8-is tilted. A crank shaft 20 is arranged on the table and is provided with a handle 21 so that it may be rocked to releasethe dogs or pawls from the rack when it is desired to return thetable to its starting point. The spring 7 will act to return the tableto its starting point when the dogs to release the .meat from the teeth when the frame 8 is raised. The frame 22 is yieldingly connected with the frame 8 by the springs 25; and the brackets 26, these parts being arranged to permit the maln frame 2-30 which have slot and pin connection w-itnf 1e and which are actuated, by the the fra Eevor 3.. which'is connected with the jaws by the link 32. By moving this lever the jaws can be engaged. with and-disengaged from the screw shaft 27 and when theyare engaged; with the shaft the frame will be moved downwardly to bring the saw in en-' gageinent with the piece of meat upon the table. Nhen the jaws are released from the screw shafts the sorin 's. 10' will raise the frame i From the above it will be seen that when the love" 31 's moved to place the dogs in engagement with the screw shaft the frame will be moved downwardly so as to placethe saw in engagement with the meat placed upon the table, the saw being revolved by means of the drive wheel 11 Before the saw engages the meat the teeth 23 on frame 22 will engage the meat so as to hold it against movement when engaged by the saw- The table will be fed forwardly before the meat is engaged so as to have the saw cut a piece of meat from the large piece of the desired thickness. After a piece has been out the her d lever is moved to release the jaws from the screw shafts, when the springs will raise the frame 8 and'the frame 22-, spring 24- acting to free the meat from the prongs Then by. moving the hand lever g lie frame can be swung downwardly again to cut a new slice and so on until enough slices have been cut. it is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readilyapparent.

VJe desire it to understood that we may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the weral parts, provided that such changes ital]. within th scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is 1. An apparatus of the class described comprising a frame, a table slidably supportedthe 3011, a rockable frame mounted on the frame, a saw carried thereby, power means or driving the saw and means for lowering the frame and feeding the table forwardly.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprlsinga frame, a table slidably' mounted thereon, a rockable frame located in the supporting frame, mcans for causing the rocking movement of the frame to move the table forwardly, a saw carried by the rock ing frame, means for'actuating the'saw and means for lowering the frame to bring the saw in engagement with the meat upon the table. 7 I r 3. An apparatus of the class described comprising aframe, a table slidably mounted thereon, a rockable frame located in the supporting frame, means for: causing the rocking movement of the frame to move the table forwardly, a saw carried by theroek ing frame, means for actuating the saw and means for lowering the frame toblfing the saw in engagement with the meat upon the table, such means consisting of a screw shaft, means forrotating the same, jaws upon the frame and means for moving the aws into and out of engagement with the screw'shaft.- H

4. An apparatus of the class descnbed comprising a supporting frame, a' table slidably mounted thereon, spring means for holding the table in its forward position,a rockable frame in the supporting frame, a saw carriedthereby, means for causing the movement of the frame to feed the table forwardly, spring means for returning the frame to its raised position, means for low ering the frame upon the table and meat holding means connected with the frame.

An apparatus of the class described comprisinga supporting frame, a table slid ably mounted thereon, spring means for holding the table in its forward position, a

rockable frame in the supporting frame, a 7

saw carried thereby, means for causing the movement of the frame to feed the'table forwardly, spring means for returning the frame to its raised positiomineans for lowering the frame upon the table, meat hold ing means connected with the frame, such means consisting of a prongcarrying frame flexibly connected with the first frame and spring means for releasing the meat from the prongs when the frame is raised.

6. An apparatus of the class described comprising a supporting frame, a tableslidably mounted thereon, a shaft journaled in the supporting frame, a rocking frame journaled on the shaft, pawl and'ratchet mechanism for causing the movement of the rocking frame to feed the table forwardly, a'dri've' wheel mounted in the rocking frame, means for gearing the same with the shaft, pulleys at the rear end of the rocking frame, a band saw passing over the pulleys and wheel, a screw shaft, means for actuating both shafts, jaws on the rocking frame, manually operated means for engaging and disengaging the jaws with the screw shaft and holding means on the rocking frame for engaging the article on the table.

In testimony whereof we our signatures. i

XVILLIAM A. PUE. I WILLIAM N. SlFFOB-l). 

